Vanessa Paradis
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Vanessa Paradis is a French singer, model, and actress who became famous for her work across these entertainment fields. She is notable as a significant figure in French pop culture and international entertainment.
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- 1972-12-22
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Acting · Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne, France
Vanessa Chantal Paradis (born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model and actress. Paradis became a star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's highest honours as both a singer and an actress with the Prix Romy Schneider and the César Award for Most Promising Actress for Jean-Claude Brisseau's Noce Blanche, as…
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- Out of Control — Anaëlle2025
- Class Reunion — Anne2025
- Karl — Self2025
- Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés — Self (archive footage)2025
- Vanessa Paradis, la soirée — Self2025
- Jane Birkin by Friends — Self2024
- Étienne Daho Show — Self2024
- Juniors — Véronique (la mère de Jordan)2023
- Killing Blues — Marianne2023
- L'Âge d'or de la pub — Self (archive footage)2023
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Vanessa Chantal Paradis ( French pronunciation: [vanɛsa ʃɑ̃tal paʁadi]; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model and actress. Paradis first achieved acclaim at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's highest honours as both a singer and an actress with the Prix Romy Schneider and the César Award for Most Promising Actress for Jean-Claude Brisseau's Noce Blanche, as well as the Victoires de la Musique for Best Female Singer for her album Variations sur le même t'aime.
Her most notable films also include Élisa (1995) alongside Gérard Depardieu, Witch Way Love (1997) opposite Jean Reno, Une chance sur deux (1998) co-starring with Jean-Paul Belmondo and Alain Delon, Girl on the Bridge (1999), Heartbreaker (2010) and Café de Flore (2011). Her tribute to Jeanne Moreau at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival during which they sang in duet "Le Tourbillon" became notable in French popular culture. In 2022, she was nominated for the Molière Award for Best Actress for her performance in the play Maman.
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1972 births20th-century French actresses20th-century French women singers21st-century French actresses21st-century French women singersActresses from Île-de-FranceActresses from ParisBest Actress Genie and Canadian Screen Award winnersBest Actress Jutra and Iris Award winnersBLP articles lacking sources from June 2022Child pop musiciansContemporary R&B singers